Xiao Huai did not rush back, but found an empty corner, silently opened his notebook, and wrote down his reasoning and clues one by one.

The air was filled with the smell of blood. He concentrated his thoughts, sorting out every detail until he put pen to paper.

At this moment, the system's voice suddenly sounded, reaching everyone's ears:

[Time-Limited Mission Reminder: Someone has already found the correct answer. There are fifteen minutes left before the mission ends. Please reach a consensus and put the answer in the Truth Box.]

Xiao Huai closed his notebook, stood up calmly, and walked towards the church.

When he returned to the church, his eyes fell on the white ballot box that suddenly appeared in the center of the church.

Zhao Yihe folded his arms, leaning against the stone pillar of the church. A hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes. He whispered to Xiao Huai, "Someone has found the correct answer. Who do you think it is?"

After these words were spoken, the church fell into silence for a moment. Everyone stared at Xiao Huai, waiting for his response.

Xiao Huai raised his head slightly, a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, with a bit of laziness and sarcasm. His eyes slowly swept over everyone and finally stopped on Zhao Yihe.

"It's you."

He spoke coldly.

Zheng Wenshan and Chen Wangya looked at each other, and almost subconsciously shifted their gaze to Zhao Yihe, with a hint of suspicion in their eyes.

Qi Can was a few beats slower and stared at Zhao Yihe hesitantly.

Zhao Yihe's brows furrowed for a moment, a look of surprise emerging on his face, and then he couldn't help but laugh: "Me? Ah? Do you have any evidence?"

Xiao Huai was not in a hurry to respond to his question. He just glanced at him calmly, then turned his gaze to Zheng Wenshan, his eyes calm and indifferent: "Sorry, I remembered it wrongly. The murderer should be you."

After hearing this, Zheng Wenshan narrowed his eyes slightly. Although his expression was calm, there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes, as if he did not appreciate Xiao Huai's joke.

He was about to open his mouth to refute when Xiao Huai's gaze slowly shifted to Chen Wangya.

"It seems I remembered it wrongly. The murderer is you."

Xiao Huai said softly, with a hint of indifference in his tone.

When Chen Wangya heard this, her face changed. She looked up and glared at Xiao Huai. Her injured leg ached slightly. She clenched her teeth, as if she was about to explode at any time.

However, Xiao Huai did not stop. His eyes finally fell on Qi Can and he smiled lightly.

"Actually, the real murderer is you." Xiao Huai said lightly.

Qi Can raised his eyebrows, stared at Xiao Huai for a few seconds, then spread his hands innocently and muttered:

"Brother, I'm just a thief. Why do you think I would kill someone?"

Xiao Huai sneered, his tone tinged with mockery: "Didn't you deny stealing before? Ah—and you swore before that you committed murder and arson." His eyes turned cold, and his words became more sharp. "It seems that your words are not very credible."

Qi Can touched his nose, smiled, and murmured in a low, self-deprecating voice: "Then will anyone believe the liar's words?"

Zhao Yihe was the first to move, staring at the truth box with cold eyes, and took out the note with the arsonist's name written on it, as if he was about to throw it in.

Chen Wangya interrupted him with a "Wait a minute".

She stared at Xiao Huai and questioned, "You suspect all of us, why? Don't you suspect yourself?"

Xiao Huai tilted his head, a nonchalant smile on his lips, and said slowly, "Of course, I'm more suspicious than any of you." He paused, a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes, "After all, I was the one who burned the body."

Destroy corpses and destroy traces.

This kind of behavior is like something a murderer would do.

At this moment, the system warning sounded again.

[There are only ten minutes left in the time-limited task. Please put the answer into the truth box as soon as possible.]

Immediately, a sharp iron wire appeared in Zheng Wenshan's hand. He frowned and cursed softly, "Damn it! I might as well just kill you all!"

Qi Can squatted on the ground with a smile on his face, touched his head, and said half-seriously, "Ah, it looks like I'm going to get beaten again. You can't kill me in just ten minutes."

Zhao Yihe's eyes were cold, and he felt a little regretful in his heart. He regretted not getting rid of everyone at the beginning.

Just as the hostility between them was escalating and on the verge of breaking out, Xiao Huai suddenly appeared and quickly threw a note into the box of truth.

Everyone was stunned, having never expected him to act so quickly.

"What did you write?" Zhao Yihe asked gritting his teeth, with obvious dissatisfaction on his face.

Xiao Huai did not answer directly. He glanced at them coldly and said lazily, "Suicide."

Those two words fell lightly, and everyone's heart skipped a beat.

Xiao Huai observed everyone's expressions.

Oh...his expression is a little different.

Qi Can.

The system's voice then rang out: [The Truth Box has received the answer and is currently verifying it...]

Everyone's expression was tense, and they looked around vigilantly, fearing that they would hear the death sentence in the next second.

The air was filled with anxiety and uneasiness until the system voice began to sound with a stutter.

【Answer……】

【Congratulations, the answer is correct! 】

Instantly, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but that moment of relief was mixed with confusion.

Suicide? That's a bit far-fetched, isn't it? How did they infer suicide?

Such an answer made them all a little unbelievable.

Zhao Yihe's face didn't look good.

I'm afraid that among those present, except Xiao Huai, he is the only one who has seen the intact corpse with his own eyes.

In fact, the corpse had already been disemboweled, and it was so brutal that he couldn't help but feel a little nauseous.

When he performed the autopsy, he just casually examined some organs.

But if this was truly suicide, who would be so cruel as to disembowel themselves? Was he searching for something?

The scene of the autopsy emerged in my mind, and the papers left between the organs...what was their meaning?

Zhao Yihe didn't say anything, but buried these doubts deep in his heart.

Just as everyone was in a state of confusion, Zheng Wenshan's eyes suddenly turned cold. He approached Xiao Huai furiously, the wire taut in his hand, with a hint of murderous intent. "Are you kidding us? Haha, I really want to dig your heart out and see how it's made! Perhaps it has considerable collectible value."

Before he finished speaking, he approached Xiao Huai with strong hostility.

At this moment, Qi Can suddenly rushed in front of Xiao Huai, looked up and smiled casually, "Uncle, when did you join JOKER? Why do you like other people's hearts so much? But he has already been attached to me, and I am a little reluctant to let him go."

Zheng Wenshan sneered, "Just you?"

As the sneer fell, a distant bell rang in the church, like an echo in the night, low and shrill, like a warning from another world.

Lu Yuanshi's figure emerged from the shadows.

His cold eyes slowly swept over the crowd, his dark eyes as cold as the winter night, and his voice was low and cold, "If you want to argue, go outside. You must get out of the church before ten o'clock tonight. If you don't leave, you will die."

These few short sentences carried a deep threat, like the declaration of death.

Even Qi Can's unruly smile froze on his face.

Everyone fell silent.

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